Interview

What is interview method in research?

Is a data gathering technique that makes you verbally ask the subjects or respondents questions to give answers to what your research study is trying  to resolve.

Steps in Interview Method:

•  PREPARE  your checklist, notes, guide, plan, timeline, etc.

• CONDUCT your observation

• RECORD the data gathered (record it through checklist, notes, video or audio recoding)

• ARRANGE / Group the data   in “THEMES”

• WRITE THE DATA

• PRESENT the data

Remember: 

• ASK permission in authority (State your purpose   and timeframe)

I'm  sure your questionnaire (set of questions) is VALID- meaning you've consulted your questionnaire from the experts of the field and to the  adviser of your research. 

How to interview?

1. Get to know each other (Introduce yourself, stay relax and polite)

2. Brief, state your   purpose and assurance of non-disclosure of   interview

3. Start the interview (give time for the respondents,   and follow-up if necessary to extract more information)

4. Stick to your questionnaire guide

5. End the interview

6. Say thank you and give token if necessary (pencil, mug, etc.)

Sample:

Types of Interview

• Structured Interview - This requires the use   of an interview   schedule or a list of questions answerable with one and only item from a set of alternative responses.

• Unstructured Interview- The respondents answer the questions based on what they personally think and feel about the topic.

• Semi-Structured Interview- The researcher prepare a schedule   or list of questions that is accompanied by a list of expressions from which the respondents can pick   out the correct answer.

Approaches to interview:

1. Individual interview

2. Group interview

3. Mediated interview use of technology

Here's the video presentation of the Interview method:

To download the Popwerpoint presentation used, just click the link below:

• Interview Method (ppt)